85 Funny Memes For Those Who Have A Green Thumb And A Unique Sense Of Humor "Plant parents" sure live interesting lives. Bored Panda · Apr 17, 2025
Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025
EU Hopes Trump Tariffs Can Nudge Mercosur Deal Past Finish Line The spectre of a transatlantic trade war is also fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that a commerce deal with four South American countries could get a final green light despite longstanding French opposition. International Business Times · Apr 17, 2025
Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025
Longer-term supermarket contracts for cocoa ‘can help tackle child labour’ Yeyasso farming co-operative in Ivory Coast is trialling a new supply chain initiative that aims to increase the Fairtrade premium it receives. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
Climate change will destroy cocoa yields by 2030 without support, farmers warn Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
Mexico Reacts to 21% Trump Tariff on its Tomatoes: "Your Salads Will Cost More" Mexico seeks to block a 21% anti-dumping tariff on its tomatoes, warning American consumers could see higher prices on everyday staples like ketchup and produce starting July 14. Latin Times · Apr 16, 2025
Sadiq Khan urged to identify new allotment sites in London to enable more food-growing Data shared with the London Assembly reveals significant gap in stock of allotments between inner and outer London Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Dutch Flower Industry Grasps Thorny Pesticide Issue As Margriet Mantingh gazes at flowers stretching as far as the eye can see at the world's biggest flower market near Amsterdam, all she sees is a huge bouquet of pesticides. International Business Times · Apr 16, 2025
What is foot-and-mouth disease? The most feared livestock disease in the world Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is caused by a viral infection The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Climate change puts India’s pulse production at risk J Venkat Narayana, a 45-year-old farmer from Marreddipalli village in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, has cultivated tur (pigeon pea) for over seven years. But changing weather patterns and unpredictable rainfall are playing havoc. Newslaundry · Apr 14, 2025
Bird School by Adam Nicolson review – where are all our feathered friends? The nature writer turns a beady eye on the fluctuating fortunes of bird species and considers why the past 60 years have seen such a drop in numbers The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025
Trump's Immigration Policies Accused of Further Complicating Bird Flu Epidemic: 'People Are Very Scared To Go Out' As the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts, farmworkers across the country are opting to stay home in fears of being taken into custody. Latin Times · Apr 13, 2025
African cotton producers rally against climate shocks and low prices Cotton is a lifeline for Africa – bringing in foreign currency and providing jobs for millions of people. But 20 years after the African Cotton Producers’ Association was founded, growers say the industry is under threat and needs urgent change. Radio France Internationale · Apr 12, 2025
Salon · Apr 11, 2025 Factory farming's ticking time bomb Raising billions of animals in crowded, unsanitary conditions heightens the risk of pandemics. We can do better
The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2025 California’s $59bn agriculture industry reels under Trump’s wavering tariffs Some farmers recovered from president’s first-term trade war and a fresh one is estimated to cost the state $6bn a year
Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2025 Despite pause on US tariffs, African economies face uncertain future African exporters have welcomed a temporary reprieve from new US tariffs, after President Donald Trump suspended a planned 30 percent import tax for 90 days – but the bigger picture remains uncertain.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025 ‘Toxic cocktail’: study finds almost 200 pesticides in European homes More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to toxic effects including cancer and hormone disruption
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025 Colin Whitaker obituary Vet who reported the first cases in Britain of what became known as mad cow disease, or BSE, in the late 1980s
The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2025 US egg prices break record high for third consecutive month even as inflation drops The 12-month inflation rate of 2.4%, down from 2.8% in February, was largely fueled by a sharp fall in gas prices
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 Egg prices continue to increase despite bird flu outbreak slowing U.S. egg prices increased again last month to a new record-high of $6.23 despite a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks last month
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025 Country diary: Back to meet an old friend – my first thatch Dartington, Devon: It’s been 13 years since I was last on the roof of this 14th century longhouse, and neither of us are as we were
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years
Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2025 Soya beans: China and EU’s secret weapon against Trump’s tariff wars? Soya beans – the top US agricultural export – could be Washington’s vulnerable spot in the ongoing tariff spat.